Ledecky is two gold medals shy of matching the record for most gold medals ever won by a female Olympian.
Team USA’s Katie Ledecky reacts after winning gold in the final of the women’s 800 meter freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 31, 2021.
Saturday, Stanford junior Torri Huske also had a nice start in the pool, winning her heat in the 100-meter butterfly with a 57.72 to qualify for the semifinals. Her time was third-best of the 32 competitors.The United States men’s gymnastics team got off to a great start at the Paris Olympics early Saturday morning, but they did it despite a disappointing performance from one of their best competitors.
Malone had been coming off knee surgery that kept him out for much of the 2023 season, but he returned to Olympic trials in June and had a commanding performance, earning him a qualification for Paris. But after a rough start Saturday, he’ll have to make his mark in the team competition. Trying to become the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in the single sculls, Kohler won her heat with a 7:32.46 time to qualify for the quarterfinals, which take place early Sunday morning. Her time was the third-best among the 30 competitors.
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